|
Shive Hattery will conduct a traffic count and data analysis on East LeClaire Road, from First Street to Scott Park Road, and offer a full report by mid-summer.
more
Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
|
3/20/24
|
|
Kay Pence, chair of the Scott County Democratic Party, filed to run for Iowa House District 70, on March 15, the same day local school districts were required by law to certify their 2025 school year budgets.
more
3/20/24
|
|
Eldridge city staff emailed this letter at 1:57 p.m., Friday, March 15, to the North Scott Press. Assistant City Administrator Jeff Martens wrote, “In the interest of being transparent the attached letter was emailed to the Utility Board by the Mayor this afternoon.”
more
3/20/24
|
|
As lawmakers ended the second funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of the session remain in limbo – while many more were taken out of the running for consideration.
more
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
Across the country, electric demand is growing and could explode if green goals like electrifying home heating, industry and transportation come to fruition. At the same time, many states, utilities and businesses have pledged to decarbonize, helping push older coal and gas power plants that have struggled to stay economically competitive into retirement.
more
Robert Zullo, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
Eldridge police used artificial intelligence facial recognition software to nab a Kentucky man who swindled First Trust and Savings Eldridge branch out of $10,000, officer Garrett Jahns told council members Monday.
more
Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
|
3/20/24
|
|
Holy Week services set to honor resurrection of Christ
more
3/20/24
|
|
Iowa’s public universities are seeing increased interest in on-campus living from new and returning students, citing convenience and satisfaction with offered resources by their colleges.
more
Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
There are at least 721 water body segments in Iowa that do not meet water quality standards for recreation, public water supplies and the protection of aquatic life, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
more
Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
View the Scott County Sheriff's report from the March 20 NSP!
more
3/20/24
|
|
View the Eldridge Police report from the March 20 NSP!
more
3/20/24
|
|
Join eastern Iowa families once again for the traditional Easter egg hunt in DeWitt.
more
3/20/24
|
|
Van Meter Inc. is helping power the future of the electrical industry through its new Spark Your Success Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is awarded to up to four individuals who have completed a high school degree or GED and are pursuing a field related to the electrical trades.
more
3/20/24
|
|
School districts would be required to report to a state board if they take disciplinary action against licensed employees for “grooming” or abusing a student under a bill passed by the Iowa House March 11.
more
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
Despite a slight reduction in expected incoming taxes, the Revenue Estimating Conference predicted Iowa will collect about $9.6 billion in the current fiscal year as Iowa lawmakers begin review of individual income tax cuts proposed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and lawmakers.
more
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
The Iowa House passed legislation March 11 on local storm water and top soil regulation after the same bill failed the previous week.
more
3/20/24
|
|
A new analysis of the federal government’s enforcement of animal-welfare laws has found that regulators penalize only 1 percent of the breeders who are cited for violations.
more
Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
A bill that would prohibit Iowa food processors from using misleading labels on fake meat products was advanced by a House committee on Tuesday, ensuring it will remain viable after a legislative deadline this week.
more
Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
House lawmakers approved legislation March 13 that would provide funding for schools to implement safety measures — including allowances for schools to pay for arming staff.
more
Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
|
3/20/24
|
|
A bill allowing state agencies to have annual audits performed by private accountants was returned without recommendation to the House State Government Committee by a subcommittee March 12.
more
3/20/24
|